republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2019a/hb-19-1335.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Juvenile Record Expungement Clean-up"
description: "Juvenile record expungement - clarifications - expunge diversion without filing a case - when expungement is triggered - class 2 and 3 misdemeanor sex offenses expungement - decide continued sex offender registration with expungement - who receives notice of expungement - municipal expungement. The act makes changes and clarifications to the juvenile record expungement provisions. The act clarifies which dismissals and alternative dispositions are eligible for automatic expungement. The act allows expungement of a diversion record without filing a case and allows a victim an opportunity to object. The act clarifies when a sentence is complete, which triggers the expungement process. Under current law, a class 1 misdemeanor sex offense can be expunged. The act allows class 2 and class 3 misdemeanor sex offenses to be expunged. The act requires the juvenile court to determine whether a juvenile who has his or her record expunged for a sex offense should have a continuing duty to register as a sex offender. The act clarifies to whom the notice of expungement needs to be sent so that only the agencies with the records receive the notice."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2019A"
identifier: "HB 19-1335"
citation: "Colorado HB 19-1335 (2019A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Cooke", "Pete Lee", "Rod Bockenfeld", "Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-04-26T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-28T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0549c021-b826-4b68-abcc-598fce3740cb"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb19-1335"
source_hash: "d99a1ba1df175417e2eac4fd18e344b5534297b5904b30abac6123517e36a1ef"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
---

# Colorado HB 19-1335 (2019A) — Juvenile Record Expungement Clean-up

Juvenile record expungement - clarifications - expunge diversion without filing a case - when expungement is triggered - class 2 and 3 misdemeanor sex offenses expungement - decide continued sex offender registration with expungement - who receives notice of expungement - municipal expungement. The act makes changes and clarifications to the juvenile record expungement provisions. The act clarifies which dismissals and alternative dispositions are eligible for automatic expungement. The act allows expungement of a diversion record without filing a case and allows a victim an opportunity to object. The act clarifies when a sentence is complete, which triggers the expungement process. Under current law, a class 1 misdemeanor sex offense can be expunged. The act allows class 2 and class 3 misdemeanor sex offenses to be expunged. The act requires the juvenile court to determine whether a juvenile who has his or her record expunged for a sex offense should have a continuing duty to register as a sex offender. The act clarifies to whom the notice of expungement needs to be sent so that only the agencies with the records receive the notice.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2019a_hb1335_s_jud_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (04/27/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1335_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (05/16/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1335_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (04/26/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1335_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (04/27/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1335jud_01.pdf)
6. **Reengrossed (04/29/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1335_ren.pdf)
7. **Rerevised (05/03/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1335_rer.pdf)
8. **Revised (05/02/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1335_rev.pdf)
9. **Signed Act (05/28/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2019a_1335_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **63–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John Cooke — primary (person)
- Pete Lee — primary (person)
- Rod Bockenfeld — primary (person)
- Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-05-28T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-16T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2019-05-16T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-16T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2019-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2019-04-30T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2019-04-29T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2019-04-29T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2019-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2019-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0549c021-b826-4b68-abcc-598fce3740cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).